Yemeni Forces Take Over Saudi Military Base

As Riyadh continues its military aggression against Yemen, there are reports that Yemeni forces and members of Popular Committees have taken control of a strategic military base in Saudi Arabia.

On Friday, Arabic-language al-Masirah satellite television network reported that Yemeni soldiers and Popular Committees fighters seized control of the al-Me’zab base in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen.

The Yemeni forces released footage of the military base following the operation to seize it.

Meanwhile, two Saudi border guards were killed and some military equipment was destroyed on Friday as Houthi Ansarullah fighters launched an attack against a Saudi military base at Takhyah area in Saudi Arabia close to the border with Yemen.

Earlier on Thursday, Yemen’s army and Popular Committees took control of al-Tuwal heights in the Jizan region of southwestern Saudi Arabia.

Yemen’s al-Masirah reported back then that the Yemeni forces entered the mountainous area near the border with Yemen and destroyed several Saudi military vehicles as well as ammunition.

Saudi troops were forced to withdraw from the region.

Saudi Arabia has been conducting military strikes against Yemen since March 26. The Saudi attacks have been taking place without a UN mandate and in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and to restore power to fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, who is a staunch ally of Riyadh.